(n.) = pen ; ballpoint pen ; biro. Ex: Not until 1543 were these 2 different approaches reconciled with the idea of the surgeon wielding both pen and scalpel. Ex: Using a pencil or ballpoint pen the text/diagram is written, printed or drawn on the uncoated upper surface of the master, using firm pressure on a hard smooth surface. Ex: Claire glanced at the paper, which looked as if a spider had crawled across it with a biro strapped to one leg. ----* similar a un bolígrafo = pen-like.